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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

egun

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
egun
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Yoruba people who performs a masquerade as an ancestor.

Etymology

From Yoruba Eégún, a reduced form of Yoruba Egúngún (“ancestors”), with the difference between singular and plural being due to a misinterpretation of the Yoruba forms.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Eégún, Egúngún

Inflected Forms

Egungun (plural)

Questions

What does egun mean?
A member of the Yoruba people who performs a masquerade as an ancestor.
Where does egun come from?
From Yoruba Eégún, a reduced form of Yoruba Egúngún (“ancestors”), with the difference between singular and plural being due to a misinterpretation of the Yoruba forms.

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